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Letters ParemNo. 76,498, dated April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEIGH-RUNNERS, AND MODE 0]?l ATTAGHING THEM T THEv AXLES 0E f VEHICLES.

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Be it known that I, J. C. MOORE, of Madison, in the county of Jeierson, and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attaching Sleigh-Runners to the Axles of. Wheel-Vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact-description thereof, which will enablethose skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to thefaecornpanying drawings, forming part of this specification. A

The object of this invention is to so construct a sleigh-runner of iron orvsteel, backed with wood or other` wise, that it may be attached 'to the axles of any wheelvehiele in lieu of the wheels, in a. few moments, with no more extra appliances than are necessary in putting on the wheels.

Figure 1 is a front view of the runner.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

. A, in the drawings, is the runner, of iron or steel, bent upward at either end, to forth the standards or supports, D D, for the axles. These supports areforked at their upper ends, as shown in fig.' 1, for the purpose of getting two bearings on the axle. These bearings consist of the eyes a a, formed in the upper end of the forks, of suiicient size for the axle to pass through. The bolts represent the ends of the axles. B, iig. 2, is a backing of wood.1 bolted to the upper side-of the runner. C is a. hoard, resting at either end on the axle,

between the forks ofthe standards, to be'used as a step forgetting in or out of the sleigh.. This board is fast.

cned by means of the straps b 6, iig. 1. c c, fig. 2, are braeesfor strengthening the runner.

When it is desired to use this runner, thewheels of the vehicle are taken ed', and the runner slipped on, by passing the axles through the eyes a a. The axle-nut is then put on and screwed up tight, as when used with a; wheel, und all is complete. l l

Having thus described my invention, what I cla-im as new, and desire to secure hy Letters Patent, is

1. The forked standards D D, with the eyes a a in their upper ends, when used for the purposes and in thenianner as specified. v

2. The step C, when used in combination with the runner A, for the purposes and in the manner as set forth.

J. o. MOORE.

Witnesses: J. W. THOMAS E. B. Cox. 

